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The following are the top five stories at Wicked Local Swampscott from April May 2 to May 9, 2021
Swampscott Unitarian Universalist Church hires lawyer as town eyes land easement
Acting Swampscott Senior Center Director Gina Bush tenders resignation
Swampscott opposition to new school building coalesces
Swampscott elevates town accountants to finance director, town treasurer and tax collector
Support for Swampscott Senior Center lacking, local advocates argue
Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald: The safety of our children is a paramount objective for this project
Leigh Blander / Special to The Swampscott Reporter
The town appears headed for a battle with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn on Forest Avenue, over a plan to take an easement from the church’s property for the proposed district-wide elementary school.
“The impact of the easement will be significant and have a major negative and lasting impact on the church’s ability to use its own property while growing and serving the community,” said Doreen Hodgkin, a 30-year member of the church and chair of its Stanley Task Force.